Shipping receptacle



Nw. 20,1923-, v1,474,455

A. T. VINSON SHIPPING REGEPTACLE Filed May 27. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet lNov. zo, 1923. A 1,474,455

A. T. VINSON SHIPPING RECEPTACLE Filed May 27. 1922 2 Shets-Sheet 2 75 F'zz/g. 3.

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Patented Nov. 26, 1923.

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ARTHUR T. VINSON, OF JACKSONVILLE; lELOREIDA..

SHIPPING- 1 RECEPTACLE.

Application ledlVIay 27;.-

To` @ZZ whom t mag/ concern.'

invented certain specification.

- This invention has -referencefto improve-.-

mentsin'shipping receptacles and particul larlythose designedwfor,carrying a; pluralitypf fragile articles such,..forvinstance, 3Seggsjnumbers, usually in dozens or multiples thereof, or in any otherchosen quantity.

Because of the fragile vor easily damaged nature of 4eggs, the usual eggcrateT has proven unsatisfactory, beca-use itgdoesnot givesu'tlicientprotection tothe eggs duringl .shipment and itis not at allunusual. tofind certain of the eggs cracked or totherwise Y damaged.

In A accordance with.,V the; invention, `there `is providedjanoutside-or projecting casing of `suitablethickness .to resist .theeffects of bumps orrjars due to'blovfs delirered to the asingand theinsidecf .the casing is divided into numerous compartments with elastic,or yieldablewalls, each defining a compartment of a size to contain asingleV egg with those walls directly engaging the eggsV made elastic sothatfdirect shocks or v jars are not Yimparted to the eggs, but thosewalls ywhich directly engage the eggs are made multi-elastic.

Moreover provision is made for supporting the containers withsurrounding cordage sustaining theJ exterior walls and the partsenclosed thereby. so that; transportation of j.

v the container isgreatly facilitated.

'A similar provision, although on a smaller scale, .is provided for thecontainers designed to enclose a smaller number of eggs. Y*The -mainfeatures of the invention comprise means ywhereby the contentsof thecontainers are protected fromany direct shocks Ior jars and consequentlydamage with the parts directly engaginggtheeggs of cushion- 4.themain toa single een' .wall structure where i922. dse-iai. No. .564,129.

direction 4from which suchshocks may reach the eggs.

.SThe invention ,will be best understood from a considerationof thefollowing`detailed description takenr in connection with the`accompanying drawings forming part of this specificationuwithftheunderstanding that ,it is notl confined.toanvjstrictcon- .formitytotheshowing ofthe drawings but may be Vchanged.,and,modifiedso long asysuch changes and modifications markno ma- The carrier is so constructedthatthe eggsk 1may Abe lodged inthe carrierrin customary,

terial departure from the salient features of ftheinventionas expressedvinfthe appended scale ,than the othervviews and confined in gcompartment,

5 is a view lthrough one portion of the compartment shown in Fig. 4,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a unit case for receiving a -minimumnumber of eggs and also embodying the invention,

7 ,is a `detailed View illustrating.V the particularly heavy shocks arereceived,

Fig. 8 isa detailed. section on a larger scaletha-n Fig. 3 but of asimilar form-of the egg carrier,

,Fig 9 isa plan view of a diagonal partition membernfor reducingthe'shocks and jars to vwhich theeggs areqsubjected.`

Referring to the drawings, there is shown .in Fig. l an exterior viewofan egg case 1 designed` l to `carry r ay relatively large; :num-

ber of eggs.

lThe egg case ,inFigs 1 and 2 iszshown with extra heavy koutside walls2. The walls 2 rare made up of numerous alternate layers 3,4, .see F ig.7, of smooth'andf corrugated cardboard, whereby the smooth cardboardwhich one is shown in the partitions areA constitutes supporting wallsand the corrugated cardboard constitutes cushion material, whereby theexterior walls of the egg case are particularly resistant to all shocksand jars which may be transmitted toward the eggs themselves.

ln the particular showing ot Fig. 2 the walls 2 extend wholly about thecasing and extend also across-the casing midway of the width. thereof aswell as at the end.

Furthermore the casing 1 is provided with an exterior wall consisting ofa single layer 3 of cardboard or other appropriate material whollyenclosing the cushion walls 2.

1iNithin, the walls 2 are several superposed compartments 4 and 5, eachcapable of containing a relatively large number of eggs, say fifteen ormore eggs :tor each compartment, but the particular number of eggs tothe compartment is immaterial.

Each compartment 4 and 5 is provided with numerous cross partitions otcushion nature and each composed of a corrugated sheet 7 of cardboardand a iianking sheet 8 of smooth or plain cardboard, andhorizontal'partitions 9 are also provided.

The partitions 9 are designed to directly support the eggs on end, andfor this reason formed ot cardboard sheets 10, with intervening sheets11 to provide cushioning supports tor the eggs which v are stood uponend in sub-compartments 11 in each larger compartment 5.

The upright walls or" the unit compartment within the larger compartment4 and 5 have relatively large passages 12 therethrough extending throughVlayers 13 of cardboard free from passages and serving to receive andcenter the side walls of eggs lodged in said smaller compartments.

The top and bottom walls oi' each cross partition are provided withthrough slits 14 arranged in right angular crossing relation, thereby'forming elastic support-s for the eggs at the ends thereof.

At the opposite ends ot the respective horizontal divisionwalls withinthe casing 1 are finger holes 15.enabling the operator of the egg crateto readily grasp the horizontal partitions to litt them from the crate.

Moreover each compartment4 and 5 is subdivided by diagonal partitions6a, of Fig. 9, and made of either plain or corrugated cardboard, soarranged that each egg is surrounded on four sides by the partitions 6"and on top and bottom by cushion partitions 9 with elastic slit yzones14, which effectively absorb all shocksor forces liable to damage theeggs.

Formed in the outer end walls ot the crate 1 are upright indentations orgrooves 16 carried downwardly in spaced relation with each other fromthe top of the case or crate 1. and thence across the bottom thereof,and

up the other side, these grooves being arranged in pairs and terminatingat the top or upper edge ot the crate or case 1 in order to receivecables 17, by means ot which the crate may be reinforced and the cablesmay be provided with handles 18, facilitating the handling et the crateas a whole. l

The handles 18 may be of the customary nature ifor carrying relativelyheavy loads, and cleats are made fast to the outer walls ot the crate toover-ride the cables 17 to hold them in' place.

On the inner Ywalls of the opposite inner faces oit the crate are othercleats 20 Vhaving bulged portions 21 to tit correspondingly bulgedportions 22 or' the walls 2, and rivets or other like fastening devices23 secure the inner and outer cleats together with the walls 2 betweenthem.

The cables 17 extend beneath the bottom ot the crate in appropriategrooves joining the upright side grooves of the crate, as shown in Fig.3.

For holding relatively small quantities of eggs a smaller cratesuch asillustrated in Fig. 6 may be employed, this crate being of a thicknessto accommodate one single laver of eggs, which in number maybe one dozenor more.

Each type of crate may be provided with a folding top, as shown at 24 inFigs. 1 and 6.

The cushion supports :tor the eggs support the top and bottom endsthereof as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, where the eggs rest uponcardeggs.

1. In a shipping receptacle or crate forI eggs or Vthe like, upright andcross partitions ot composite conformation with alternate plain andcorrugated layers ofcard-V l board, an exterior protecting wallof card-Vboard composedV of a plurality of alternate layers ciz plain andcorrugated cardboard united to provide a wall of greater cushioningeffect than the irst named walls, and the exterior plural protectingcushioning layersV having cord receiving grooves andretaining meansexterior to and fastened thereinto.V

2. 1n a shipping receptacle or crate for eggs or the like, upright andcross partitions ot composite conformationv with alternaterplain andcorrugated layers of cardboard, the upright layers having cut-outs tolodge the sidewalls of the eggs and yieldable seats for the ends of theeggs, an exterope and a hand-hold for carrying purposes rior protectingWall of cardboard composed With the ropes seated in grooves in the outerof a plurality of alternate layers of plain Walls and provided withretaining means 10 and corrugated cardboard united to provide forholding the oord in the grooves.

5 a Wall of greater cushioning eii'ect than the In testimony whereof, Iaiix my signature first named Walls, said crate or receptacle hereto.having a surrounding supporting' cord or ARTHUR T. VINSON.

